"So muscle activity is a cue to keep a synapse stable, and synaptic inactivity is a cue to disassemble a synapse," says Jeff W. Lichtman, M.D., Ph.D., and professor of neurobiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. "So if you lose activity, you lose receptors. But if you regain activity, you get those receptors back." http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/exercise.html
Action-Based Learning Activities for the Classroom http://www.ehow.com/list_7681563_actionbased-learning-activities-classroom.html moving in a cross-body motion (students may do this standing still, moving slowly, dancing or sitting) has proven success in improving reading, writing, number and lowercase letter recognition, eye tracking and integration of right- and left-brain thinking skills.
Krashen, Stephen, Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use, 2003.
https://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00554/chapter2.pdf
http://www.edutopia.org/neuroscience-brain-based-learning-neuroplasticity
Jason Fritze lesson plans at http://www.miclaseessuclase.com/
Ben Slavic's wealth of resources at http://benslavic.com/
"So muscle activity is a cue to keep a synapse stable, and synaptic inactivity is a cue to disassemble a synapse," says Jeff W. Lichtman, M.D., Ph.D., and professor of neurobiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. "So if you lose activity, you lose receptors. But if you regain activity, you get those receptors back." http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/exercise.html
Action-Based Learning Activities for the Classroom
http://www.ehow.com/list_7681563_actionbased-learning-activities-classroom.html
moving in a cross-body motion (students may do this standing still, moving slowly, dancing or sitting) has proven success in improving reading, writing, number and lowercase letter recognition, eye tracking and integration of right- and left-brain thinking skills.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5-kbfnCq6M&feature=related
http://www.johnratey.com/newsite/index.html
http://www.wholechildeducation.org/
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/104013/chapters/Movement-and-Learning.aspx
Classroom Assessment Techniques by National Teaching and Learning Forum:http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/assess.htm